A Kansas City-area man who thought he had landed a good job with Cerner was actually the victim of a cruel scam.

Lonnie Kinder had been out of work since the first of the year and posted his resume online. He said he received an email that told him to interview for a data entry job with Cerner that he could do from home.

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"I was excited. They're a good company," he said.

Kinder got a check for $4,500 to buy a new computer that he would need for the job. He was told to move some of his own money over to another bank account to cover the cost.

"They said to be sure it's in cash because we want this to happen quickly," he said.

He said after he moved the money over, alarm bells started going off in his head. He said he noticed other suspicious things, such as bad grammar and poor spelling in the email.